Edgbaston Reservoir junior parkrun

Bus: From the city centre (Colmore Row) and Bearwood: the 9, 12, 13, X8 & X10 buses run along the Hagley Road and is a 15 minute walk from stops near Stirling Road to the event.

From the city centre (St Martin’s Queensway) and Smethwich: The 80 bus stops at Icknield Port Road and is a 10 minute walk to the event.

From Harborne: The 23 & 24 buses stop at Ladywood Middleway and the 11 bus stop at Rotton Park Road and are a 15 minute walk to the event.

Train: The nearest station is Five Ways on the Cross City Line and is a 25 minute walk to the event.

The main entrance is at the end of Reservoir Road.
There are pedestrian entrances on Rotton Park Road, Icknield Port Road, Gillott Road and Mariner Avenue. There are steps at the Gillott Road and Mariner Avenue entrances.

For SatNav use B16 0SG.

From the M5 junction 3 take the A456 about 3 miles towards City Centre, Ladywood and follow signs to reservoir.

From City Centre follow signs to M5 South. Many roads around the city centre are closed or diverted due to long term road works.

Parking is on surrounding roads only. The car park from Reservoir Road is currently closed to the public and the car park for the Midlands Sailing Club is for sailing club members only.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at a local café - please come and join us!

Edgbaston Reservoir junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email edgbastonreservoirjuniors@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.